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@ -39,8 +39,9 @@ We insert the following between Steps 3 and 4.
If the SRV record does not exist, the requesting server should make a `GET`
request to `https://<server_name>/.well-known/matrix/server`, with normal X.509
certificate validation, and following 30x redirects. If the request does not
return a 200, continue to step 4, otherwise:
certificate validation, and following 30x redirects (being careful to avoid
redirect loops). If the request does not return a 200, continue to step 4,
otherwise:
The response must have a `Content-Type` of `application/json`, and must be
valid JSON which follows the structure documented below. Otherwise, the
@ -53,10 +54,10 @@ If the response is valid, the `m.server` property is parsed as
used, together with `<delegated_port>`, or 8448 if no port is given. The
server should present a valid TLS certificate for `<delegated_server_name>`.
* Otherwise, if the port is present, then an IP address is discovered by
looking up an AAAA or A record for `<delegated_server_name>`, and the
specified port is used. The server should present a valid TLS certificate
for `<delegated_server_name>`.
* If `<delegated_server_name>` is not an IP literal, and `<delegated_port>` is
present, then an IP address is discovered by looking up an AAAA or A record
for `<delegated_server_name>`, and the specified port is used. The server
should present a valid TLS certificate for `<delegated_server_name>`.
(In other words, the federation connection is made to
`https://<delegated_server_name>:<delegated_port>`).
@ -84,15 +85,13 @@ The contents of the `.well-known` response should be structured as shown:
}
```
The `m.server` property should be a hostname or IP address, followed by an
optional port.
If the response cannot be parsed as JSON, or lacks a valid `server` property,
If the response cannot be parsed as JSON, or lacks a valid `m.server` property,
the request is considered to have failed, and no fallback to port 8448 takes
place.
(The formal grammar for the `server` property is identical to that of a [server
name](https://matrix.org/docs/spec/appendices.html#server-name).)
The formal grammar for the `m.server` property is the same as that of a [server
name](https://matrix.org/docs/spec/appendices.html#server-name): it is a
hostname or IP address, followed by an optional port.
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